Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate went up to 8.6% in March. Stats Can says we had 4600 more people working, but more were also looking. The province is ahead of PEI at 10.1% unemployment, and Newfoundland and Labrador at 14.9%. The national number is 6.7%.
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Helicopters Grounded after Training Incident near Halifax
The Royal Canadian Air Force has grounded its fleet of CH-148 Cyclone helicopters after one of them experienced a “severe bump” during a training flight near Halifax. Colonel Peter Allan, commander at 12 Wing Shearwater, says the pilot safely landed the naval chopper with no damage during a night flight earlier this month. The glitch prompted a freeze on flying as of March 12th, and the Air Force is investigating with the help of aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky. A spokesman from the Maritime Helicopter Project says he won’t have a definite time when the fleet will fly again until the root cause of the incident is determined.